Dear Insurers: It's Time to Cover Weight Loss Drugs Universal coverage can increase medication access and improve population health Jul 27, 2022
Are TikTok Challenges Leading Kids to Eat More Junky Food? Researchers say policies are needed to protect children from harmful marketing on social media Jul 26, 2022
Keto Versus Mediterranean Diet: Which Is Better for Diabetes? Crossover study looked at cardiometabolic outcomes for each popular diet Jul 08, 2022
Bye-Bye, 'Life's Simple 7': AHA Redefines Cardiovascular Health by Adding Sleep New metrics and scoring algorithm for heart health in children and adults Jun 29, 2022
EASL Roundup: Path to 'Cure' in Hep B? Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet for NAFLD With T2D Noteworthy research from the European Association for the Study of the Liver annual meeting Jun 29, 2022
Early Liver Disease Detection Linked to Subsequent Lifestyle Improvements Danish study shows fibrosis screening associated with improved diet, alcohol use, and exercise Jun 24, 2022
Obesity More Likely in Teens From Low-Income Families Gaps widened over past 2 decades for low-income, low-education households, NHANES data showed Jun 21, 2022
AMA Debates Policy on Informal Milk Sharing Amid Formula Shortage "There's nothing nefarious going on here," said one delegate opposing proposed policy Jun 13, 2022
'There Is Something Wrong With My Body' Failing to practice weight neutral care can trigger distress or disordered behaviors in patients Jun 11, 2022
Something Fishy About Tuna and Melanoma Risk Higher total fish intake linked with 22% higher risk of malignant tumors Jun 09, 2022
ADA 2022: Racial Residential Segregation, DKA During COVID, and More Noteworthy research presented at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting Jun 08, 2022
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Cut Sales by 15% However, evidence of tax undershifting was apparent Jun 01, 2022
Does Sugar Make Coffee's Benefits Less Sweet? Mortality risk lower for coffee drinkers, even with a little added sugar May 30, 2022
For Young Adults, Fewer Burgers May Mean Healthier Lungs Later On "Healthy diet" in youth tied to lower mid-life emphysema risk May 20, 2022
Brain Aging Markers Tied to Inflammatory Foods Smaller brain volume seen with diet-driven inflammation May 13, 2022
Insurers Need a Reason to Care About Obesity Better incentives can make healthy weight a top priority May 09, 2022
More Inflammatory Foods, More Fecal Incontinence? Data from the Nurses' Health Study finds higher risk May 06, 2022
The Potentially Deadly Pursuit of Muscle Mass Body image concerns aren't just a women's issue Apr 29, 2022
The Problem With Silicon Valley Medicine Rohin Francis, MBBS, talks medical pseudoscience and "tech bros" Apr 21, 2022
Could Precision Nutrition Be a Game Changer for Health? The potential is there, but it'll depend on how it's used Apr 20, 2022
Shoppers Adhered to Heart-Healthy Diet in Novel Program Researchers teamed with supermarket chain to improve DASH scores Apr 04, 2022
Low-Salt Diet Helpful for HF Symptoms, but Not Necessarily for Clinical Events Sodium restriction still holds its ground in SODIUM-HF trial Apr 02, 2022
Doctor Fact-Checks TikTok Nutrition Advice Dr. Mike debunks "nutrition" videos from the popular platform Mar 24, 2022
Artificial Sweeteners Not So Sweet When It Comes to Cancer Risk Consumption of certain sugar alternatives linked to a 13% higher risk of developing cancer Mar 24, 2022
Diverse Dietary Proteins Are Good News for Blood Pressure There is a sweet spot for plant- and animal-based proteins alike Mar 10, 2022
Brain Volumes Shrink With One Daily Drink Even light to moderate alcohol intake shows effects Mar 04, 2022
Traditional Dietary Advice May Be Best for IBS Shows similar efficacy to gluten-free and low FODMAP diets in randomized trial Mar 03, 2022
Fibromyalgia Patients See Rapid Benefit From Low-Cal Diet With marked symptom reduction in just 3 weeks, weight loss not a factor Mar 02, 2022
Salt in Fizzy Tablets Linked to Heart, Death Risk Warning signals seen for fast-acting acetaminophen and other drugs Feb 24, 2022
Doctor Reacts to the Most Extreme Diets Could you drink 30 cans of cola per day, or eat 150 pounds of meat per month? Feb 10, 2022
High-Quality Diet Cut Risk of Fetal Growth Restriction Higher score on Healthy Eating Index also linked to decreased risk of hypertension in pregnancy Feb 03, 2022
Warning Labels on Sugary Drinks: Do They Work? Randomized trial found picture warning labels turned parents off Feb 01, 2022
More Flavonoids, Better Parkinson's Outcome Flavan-3-ols and anthocyanins consistently linked to lower mortality Jan 26, 2022
Better Snacking the Least One Can Do to Lower LDL Cholesterol? Small dietary modification reduced cholesterol in people not taking statins Jan 26, 2022
Do Celebs Freely Shill Unhealthy Eating on Social Media? Unpaid "influential depictions" may boost unhealthy consumption norms among their followers Jan 12, 2022
McDonald's Instagram Ads Zero in on Kids in Poorer Countries Study reveals disturbing pattern of social media advertising Dec 26, 2021
For IBD Patients, Too Much Processed Meat May Be Deadly Study investigates diet's link to all-cause mortality, not just IBD incidence Dec 14, 2021
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Fizzled for Preventing Obesity in Kids Real-world study found only modest benefit for adolescent girls in Mexico Dec 13, 2021
The U.S. Can Learn From the World's Salt Problem Most countries struggle to reduce sodium intake, but interventions abroad have helped Dec 06, 2021
